The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09

a new man.
IS. Christ has power to forgive. but how few
there are who are ready to be forgiven!-Pilgrim
Teacher.
Notes.
There are sixty eight tribes of Indians in our
country without Christian missionaries.
There are more than 500 Baptist churches in
Burmah, with over q, 900 communicates.
The missionary ork of the Religious Tract
Society of London is carried on in 1856 different
languages.
There are in the Church of England 100 clergy
men. converts from Judaism, and over 5000
communicates.
Princess Beatrice. Qusen victoria's favorite
daughter, is spiritualist and she says she
doesn't care who knows it
What you want to do that is good and ap-
proved of your conscience. without the oppor-
tunity to do SO. are germs of immortality.
Twenty years ago the gospel was not allowed
to enter Spain; now there are between 10. 600 and
IL, 900 adherents to the evangelical churches.
DR.. Talmage is to have an assistant, Rev
Ralph Brokaw. Dr. Talmage will preach, Mr.
Brokaw giving himself mostly to pastoral work.
Oyoung man, leave not open the garden gates
of your heart for the swine to come In and tram
pie down the flower beds of the graces OF your
God!
Senator and Mrs. Hearst have just given
handsome sum to Hebrew congregation in San
gogue.
Almeron: The best and noblest lives are those
which are set toward high ideals And the
highest and noblest ideal that any man can have
is Jesus of Nazareth.
DR.. Guthrie: Heaven is the day of which
grace is the dawn the rich, ripe fruit. of which
grace is the lovely flower; the Inns rshrine OF
that most glorious temple to which grace forms
the approach and outer court
Fenlon: Gods treasury where He keeps His
chldrens gifts will be like many mothers
store of relics of her children. full Of things of
no value to others. but precious 10 His eyes
for the loves sake that was in them.
The Seventh-day Adventists are now work
ing in America, Switzerland. Norway, England.
and Austria. They publish twenty three relig-
ious periodicals. in English. German, French,
Danish, Swedish. italian, and Roumanan. More
than twenty ministers in their employ.
w. P. Balfern: We not sent to feed the
people with the products wisdom,
much less with difficulties. doubts and I'M
ertaintes-these Mill not build them up in spr-
itual life and hoiness-but with the meaning of
His wisdom and words. who is himself the bread
of life.
There are 205 communities of the Creek
Church in japan, with sixteen priests and 104
native preachers, and the number of Japanese
converts to that religion is II, 500 The number
of churches and pray houses is 148, and there
three children's schools, with total Of l50
pupils
1t was in 1910 that the American Board the
first foreign missionary society in this country,
formed; since then it has received from the
church for it's world wide mission work over
S18, 900, 600. During this period the contribu-
tons to all the foreign mission societies OF the
country have amounted to over $57000000
Writing from Cape Palmas. Liberia. Bishop
William Taylor says: THE king and chiefs
bind themselves by written agreement to give
US all the land need for mission and in
dustrial school purposes to clear land and first
crop. to build good kitchen and school-ho and
seventeen houses between this and Christmas.
and to occupy them by thirty missionary
men and women by January, 1885,"
Gladstone: If 1 am asked what is the remedy
&C. kh4 IF In hv,rn hAc~
what man should chiefly look to in his prog
ress through life. as the power that is to sus-
tain him under trials and enable him inanfully
to copfront his Affections. L must point him to
something which. In a well-znown hymn, is called
''the DID, old story" told of in old. old hook
and taught with an old, old teaching, which is
the greatest and best gift ever given to mankind.
George Macdonald. the famous British novel
ist poet and preacher is a man sixty-three
years of age, though he does not look more than
forty. He derives a handsome income from
thirty volumes of novels and nine volumes of
poetry. He receives an annual pension of $500
from the Queens civil list a compliment to
high reputation His delivery is most impress
sive. and his dscourses are both scholarly and
eloquent
DIR. Cuyler: The piety that Christ smiles upon
is piety that will stand pinch and face storm;
that would rather eat an honest crust than fare
sumptuously on upholy gains; that gladly gives
up its couch of ease TO sally off op its mission
among the outcasts: that sets it's Puritan face
| elibly about taking a cross" but a cross is
| intended for omebody's crucihxion. On CAL
| vary's cross know full we'll who bled away
his precious life. On our cross self is to be the
| victim.
In an interview with Tacoma Ledger report
err, Senator Stanford said relative to the coming
Leland Stanford University: 1T will be built
| with a sole regard for the poor. No rich mans
! son or daughter will want to come there The
| houses for the comfort and convenience OF my
guests will be plain but substantial. and due re-
| CARO- will be had to every want of the pupils,
| but nothing ornate or grand will be allowed.
| This institution will absorb my wealth, and be
| a monument TO the memory of my son. The
! poor alone will be welcome; it will not be built
! for the rich"
| The Helping Hand Society in Boston prom
| Uses to carry Jennie Collins's work systemati-
! cally. Miss Colllnss personal method of work
| ing finds many followers now. Some of the
| most delicately reared Boston women spend the
better part of their time among the needy. CO.
| ing their best to help them the way TO self
/ help. Mrs. James T. Fields quietly deyotes
herself to the practical work of the associated
charities. and in the same organization Miss
| Abby Alger. daughter of the Rev. William r.
/ Alper Is an indefatigable toiler She has much
to do with the Italians, who have a large colony
at the North End, and who almost canonize her
in their regard
| Shon Girls in Gtora Clothea